| Vol XXXIV No. 122 |
Thursday, April 12, 2001 |
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`Spider' satisfies its detective story formula
By CHRIS BANNISTER
Scene Movie Critic
 There is, inherently, a puzzle to be solved in every detective film. Having a puzzle gives the genre an advantage over other movies because as long as the puzzle is there to be examined, people will watch the film, no matter ... [more]
Cinema bottoms out in `Just Visiting'
By MARIO BIRD
Scene Movie Critic
Ask any slack-jawed yokel's opinion of a particular movie, and he'll most likely tell you it was one of two things: good or bad. Movies that are universally acclaimed as "good," such as "Toy Story" or "Schindler's List," usually generate copious ... [more]
`Virgin Suicides' captures the contradictions of adolescence
By LIAM DACEY
Scene Movie Critic
Anyone who has tried to recommend "The Virgin Suicides" to a friend has come across the difficult task of finding the words to describe it. It most cases, the friend will take a look at the cover and put it back ... [more]
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